Train-order-delivering device.



T. E. DUN-BAR. TRAIN ORDER DELIVERING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1913.

1,077,816. Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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THOMAS E. DUNBAB, O35 LAKELAND, FLORIDA.

TRAHPORDER-DELIVEEING DEVICE.

Application filed March 19, 1813. Serial No. 755,405.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TrroMAs E. Duncan, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lakeland, in the county of Polk and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Train-Order-Delivering Device, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in train order delivering devices.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of train order deliveringdevices, and to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive train order delivering device of strong and durable construction, equipped with means adapted to protect train orders from rain, snow and the like in bad weather without interfering with the ready removal of the train order holding means by an engineer or other member of the crew of a train, while the latter is in motion.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a plurality of train order delivering devices, constructed in accordance with this invention and applied to a post or upright. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through one of the train order delivering devices.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures ofthe drawing.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, 1 designates a post or upright supporting a plurality of train order dolivering devices, each comprising in its con struction a supporting bracket 2, a pivoted support 3 and a shield 4, arranged over a train order holding hoop 5, which is mounted in the pivoted support 3. The supporting bracket 2, which is approximately L- shaped, is composed of an upper horizontal portion and a lower vertical attaching por- Specifieation of Letters 'fatent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

tion, secured by suitable fastening devices to the post or upright 1. The post or upright is preferably equipped with a pair of train order delivering devices, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and it is provided between the same with a supporting hook 6 adaptedto receive an ordinary signal lantern or other light. It is also provided at one side with upper and lower staples 7, adapted to support the shield 4, as hereinafter fully explained.

The pivoted support 3 is constructed of tubular metal or other suitable material, and it forms a socket open at the outer end and provided with an inner end wall or stop 8 for limiting the inward movement of a projecting portion or stem 9 of the train order delivering hoop 5. The holder 3 is provided at its inner end with a projecting horizontal flange or ear 10, which is pierced by a rivet 11 or other suitable pivot for connecting the said support 3 to the horizontal portion of the bracket 2. The train order holding hoop 5 is of the usual form and the train order or message may be applied to the same by means of a clip (not shown) or any other suitable means, and the said hoop is supported in a projecting position within easy reach of the crew of a train, and is adapted to be caught by a member thereof while the train is in motion, the pivoted support 3 being adapted to swing freely in a horizontal direction to facilitate the withdrawal of the stem of the hoop from it.

The shield 4, which is adapted to form a hood for protecting the train order from rain, snow or the like in bad weather, is designed to be constructed of sheet metal or other suitable material, and it is com posed v of oppositely inclined downwardly diverging sides and a horizontal top connecting portion provided at its front and rear ends with upwardly extending cars 12 having alined perforations 13 for the reception of a pivot rod 14, which supports the shield in position over the train order holding hoop. The rod 14 is provided at its outer end with a head 15, and it has a collar 16 arranged in spaced relation with the head at the outer portion of the pivot rod and located at the rear face of the rear ear 12 for holding the latter against inward movement on the supporting rod or pivot 14. Sufficient space is provided between the head 13 and the collar 16 to permit the V the bracket 1 at a point in rear ofthe pivoted support 3. The rodl l is provided at its inner portion with a collar 21, arranged: to fit against the outer arm 18 for limiting the inward or rearward movement of the said rod 14-. The rod 14 is adapted to be readily withdrawn from the perforations 17 of the U-shaped relatively fixed support 19,

and when the shield is not in use, it may be supported at one side of the post by inserting the pivot rod 14: in one of the staples 7 I hat is claimed is 1. A train order delivering device including means for holding a train order, and a shield located above the said means and forming a hood for protecting the same, said hood being mounted independently of the train order delivering means to permit the independent removal of the latter.

2. A train order delivering device including means for holding a train order, and a shield located above the said means and forming a hood for protecting the same and movable laterally so as not to interfere with the remo val of the said means.

3. A train order delivering device including means for holding a train order, a horizontal pivot, and a shield hung from the said pivot and located above the said means and having spaced sides forming a hood, said shield being adapted to swing on the said pivot so as not to interfere with the re moval of the said means.

4. A-train order delivering device including a relatively fixed support, a horizontal pivot removably mounted in the said support, and a shield composed of spaced sides and a connecting top portion and provided with spaced upwardly projecting ears receiving the said pivot, and means for supporting a train order within the'shield.

5. A train order delivering device including a pi'votally mounted horizontally movable support, means detachably mounted in the said support for holding a train order, a horizontal pivot located above the plane of the said support and extending in advance of the latter, and a shield hung from the outer portion of the pivot and arranged to swing laterally, said shield having spaced sides and a connecting top portion and forming a hood for protecting the said means.

6. A train order delivering device includ ing a supporting bracket, a horizontally movable support consisting of a socket pivotally secured to the outer portion of the said bracket, a train order holding hoop having a stem removably fitted in the said socket, a relatively fixed support mounted on the said bracket in rear of the pivoted support and having spaced upwardly extending arms provided with openings, and a shield located beyond the pivoted support and receiving the said hoop and having ahori zontal supporting pivot mounted in the opening of the said arms.

7. A train order delivering device including a bracket, a train order holding hoop, means for detachably supporting the same at the outer portion of the bracket, a relatively fixed support mounted on the bracket, and a shield having spaced sides and forming a hood for the hoop and provided with a pivot mounted in the relatively fixed support and adapted to permit the shield to swing laterally.

8. A train order delivering device including a horizontal tubular support pivoted at its inner end and arranged to swing horizontally, and a train order holding means having a stem removably fitted in the socket.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS E. DUNBAR.

Witnesses:

A. D. BAKING, H. H. BROWER.

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